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Government

Demitri Dawson: 'In 10 years I would like to be helping communities and states as a member of Congress.'

Demitri DawsonGovernmentSpokane, WA/*-->*//*-->*/What accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?

History & Archaeology

Elizabeth Martinson: 'I have been able to satisfy my curiosity exploring a range of subjects.'

History … Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies (CIAMS) … Elizabeth Martinson History and Archaeology  Pittsburgh, PA Who or what influenced your Cornell education the most? How or why?  Every professor, TA and friend that challenged me to …

Physics

Cari Cesarotti: 'I am walking away from Cornell with a call to action to do my part in ending injustices.'

Physics … Cari Cesarotti Physics Chicago, IL What accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell? When I was a starry-eyed freshman, I started working on an experimental physics proposal for a dark matter experiment...completely from …

Economics & Spanish

Kevin Coughlin: 'Have the humility to realize that you don't know yourself as well as you think you do.'

… Cornell and it provided me with my closest friendships as well as my most meaningful philanthropy and leadership experiences during my four years. Being in Beta has allowed me to run philanthropy events and …

China & Asia-Pacific Studies

China & Asia-Pacific Studies Program celebrates 10 years

Arts & Sciences Communications

A&S Dean Gretchen Ritter and other university officials visited China earlier this month to celebrate the anniversary of the program.

Outreach

Cornell student actors bring prisoners' writings to life

A&S Communications

Performing and Media Arts … Christian Kelley ’16 hasn’t met the incarcerated man whose words he’ll be speaking next week as an actor in a new production at the Auburn Public Theatre. But he feels like he’s an ambassador for him, nonetheless. “We’re giving …

Global reach

Internationalization grants awarded to faculty

Cornell Chronicle

Anthropology … Asian Studies … Literatures in English … History … Medieval Studies Program … Music … Twelve faculty-led projects, including six in Arts & Sciences, have been awarded approximately $213,000 in funding for development in 2016 …

Students

"Cornell is a big place with a lot going on, but it is important to take a step back and enjoy what it has to offer."

Jewish Studies Program … Ian Sigalow '16 Ian Sigalow '16 is an ILR student minoring in the A&S Jewish Studies Program.  How did you decide to minor in Jewish Studies? How did you get introduced to the program? Freshman year, I took Introduction to Judaism …

Student Awards

Four in Class of 2017 win Barry Goldwater Scholarships

Cornell Chronicle

Chemistry and Chemical Biology … Four members of Cornell’s Class of 2017 have been named recipients of 2016 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate award of its type, given annually for merit in the fields of mathematics, science and …

Research Breakthrough

Cornell-Swiss study reveals a 'sirtuin' way to a healthy heart

Cornell Chronicle

The human heart is a remarkable muscle, beating more than 2 billion times over the average life span. But the heart’s efficiency can decrease over time. One major contributor to this decreased function is cardiac hypertrophy – a thickening of the heart …

Music

Doctoral student honored with Carnegie Hall commission

Arts & Sciences Communications

Charles Peck is one of only four classical composers chosen to create a piece for the New York Youth Symphony's First Music Program.

Alumni in Film

PCCW symposium features women in the arts

Ezra Update

Philosophy … Performing and Media Arts … The President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) held a symposium centered on the arts, in Ithaca, March 4 to 6, and offered free events for the public. The President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW)—established by …

Shoah Archive

Alumni key to building Shoah archive and bringing access to Cornell

Ezra Update

Anthropology … Jewish Studies Program … When Douglas Greenberg, M.A. '71, Ph.D. '74, was analyzing 6,000 court cases for his dissertation on crime and law enforcement in 18th-century New York City, computers were not in widespread use. But he realized …

Sean Cosgrove
Engaged Research Grants

Engaged Cornell graduate grants fund 4 A&S graduate students

Cornell Chronicle

Africana Studies and Research Center … Anthropology … Government … History … Ten Cornell doctoral students will work with community partners in New York state and around the world on individual research projects supported by Engaged Cornell. The first  …

Philosophy of Food

Philosophy prof. edits book on ethical eating

A&S Communications

Philosophy … “Everyone is talking about food. Chefs and food critics have become celebrities. To state that food production and consumption are increasingly in the public eye is to understate the point,” writes  Andrew Chignell, associate professor of …